Operation Lemon Aid! Help a Veteran Family.

They Say When Life Gives You Lemons... Except We Made Gallons!

Help Us Share The Lemonade.

Hello friends, family and kind-hearted supporters.

You know the saying: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Well, life has handed us a whole orchard!

We've squeezed, stirred and sweetened, and now we have gallons of lemonade - more than we could ever drink ourselves.

So, we've opening the world's friendliest donation lemonade stand!

Our goal? To turn all this lemonade into something even sweeter: support for a personal emergency/situation.

You see, over the years, a Marine Corps Veteran and great friend of mine has had his life turned upside down.

Him and his wife have worked very hard since they were both young. I get it, we all have.

After his Honorable Discharge (RE-1A for my Military and Veteran friends), he navigates through the hardship of PTSD and enters the giant corporate world of manufacturing as an Engineer. Except 4.5 years later his mom starts getting sick.

Because Marines love their momma's, he leaves the Engineering job (that he loved) and relocated to Texas to be with her to help out as much as possible.

Ever since then, it has been one lemon after another. Except along the way, he did meet his wife!

She has a similar story, except her trauma comes from growing up with in a difficult situation. Her and her mom relocated far away from that to try and start a life together. She ends up in the Film and Production Industry working 20-hour days, 120+ hour weeks (16 years worth).

That's a whole lot of lemons for her!

They combine superpowers and start a successful manufacturing business, and it was working! Except during Covid, the industry that they were successful in - basically made it impossible to stay in business (the entire industry was disrupted). More lemons.

For the past 3-4 years, they have used every penny that they saved up. They have tried various ways to stay afloat. Even a great job that resulted in company layoffs. They have both lost their momma's and more.

It's just lemons and after lemons and more lemons. They have not had a break or a vacation in over 15 years.

I would love to surprise them with a financial gift, generated from the kindness of so many people! They don't even know that I'm doing this!

This $20K would really help them get out of this hole.

I don't know if raising that amount is even remotely possible.

But at $2 per cup of lemonade mixed with 10k kindhearted people! We could make it work!

They really need 10X this amount for a fresh start.

Donate what you can - every "cup" makes a difference.

Share our lemonade stand with friends and family.

Leave a message, we'll raise a glass to you!

Why Support Them / Operation Lemon Aid!

Every dollar you give helps us serve up hope, kindness, and a little refreshment to them when they need it most.

Whether you're buying a virtual cup or the whole pitcher, you're helping them turn a surplus of lemons into something truly good.

Regardless of their own struggles, they have always helped others. I'm not even kidding. They help other Veterans in need. Whether it's been clothes and food for homeless Veterans, furniture donations, mental health, or just an ear to listen.

I have personally gained so much (spiritually and intellectually) from their help. Which is part of the driving reason for my heartfelt interest in helping them.

100% of what is collected will go directly to them. We can all imagine how the funds will be used given their situation. Pay off bills, breathe a sigh of relief at the grocery store checkout, catch up on some medical needs, and more.

Thank you for stopping by our little virtual lemonade stand and making life a little sweeter for everyone!